Tree Planting
Commons · Question 97857 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to accelerate tree planting to meet statutory environmental targets.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 16 Dec 2025
The Government is investing £1 billion in tree planting and support to the forestry sector over this parliament. Tree planting in England is at the highest recorded rate in over 20 years, with over 7,100 hectares planted in 2024/25. As part of this invest...